Win: Tony Bigelow (5-5) Loss: Paul Hooper (3-7)
Save: Tim McCarver (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tony Bigelow pitching. Jim McIntosh strikes out. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the shortstop. Len Hesterfer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Paul Hooper pitching. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Kenji Imazeki grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Geronimo Conroy singles to left field. Marcelino Eason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Aurilia strikes out. Ed Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Williams walks. Lou Gick singles to center field. Joe Williams advances to third on the hit. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Gick advances to second on the play. Les Bryden grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Williams scores. Lou Gick advances to third on the play. Tony Bigelow walks. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Molinaro strikes out. Patrick McDavid grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Hooper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Geronimo Conroy strikes out. Marcelino Eason grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim McIntosh singles to right field. Alex Altenburg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Len Hesterfer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Gick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Aurilia flies out to the left fielder. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Les Bryden grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Bigelow walks. Bob Pruett strikes out. Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. Tony Bigelow is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Molinaro singles to right field. Patrick McDavid flies out to the right fielder. Paul Hooper fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paul Hooper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Marcelino Eason strikes out. Joe Williams singles to left field. Lou Gick singles to right field. Joe Williams advances to third on the hit. Lou Gick steals second. Al Miller throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Williams scores. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim McIntosh walks. Alex Altenburg grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim McIntosh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Len Hesterfer grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Harry Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Bryden pops out to the shortstop. Tony Bigelow strikes out. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Aurilia lines out to the third baseman. Ed Johnson singles to right field. Tom Molinaro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki bunts for a base hit. Geronimo Conroy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Marcelino Eason grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tim McCarver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Patrick McDavid grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Gerner is pinch hitting for Harry Haas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Gerner grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McIntosh singles to left field. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: George Warren did not respond to coaching in control Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in control Joe Hoch did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Tanana did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Barrett did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Rogers improves in power_vs_lefty Akinobu Kono did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Head did not respond to coaching in control Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Bill Hudson did not respond to coaching in speed Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Hudson improves in LF